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A Unified Methodological Framework for Vestibular Schwannoma Research
Published on: June 20, 2017
Radiation therapy and radiosurgery for vestibular schwannomas: indications, techniques, and results
Michael J Link1, Colin L W Driscoll, Robert L Foote
1Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55902, USA. link.michael@mayo.edu
Abstract:
This article describes in detail the uses of and distinctions between stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) for vestibular schwannoma (VS). The authors discuss devices and techniques used in SRS and SRT and, additionally, present readers the approach used by surgeons at Mayo Clinic. They discuss indications and results for both approaches in patients with vestibular schwannoma. Treatment of small and large tumors is discussed, along with cystic tumors and NF2-associated VS. Repeating SRS for vestibular schwannoma is also mentioned.